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Pete Jolly

Jazz

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Listen to Prez-Ence by Cy Touff, Richie Kamuca, Pete Jolly, Leroy Vinnegar & Chuck Flores, see lyrics, music video & more!
Prez-EnceCy Touff, Richie Kamuca, Pete Jolly, Leroy Vinnegar & Chuck Flores
Listen to Scarf Dance by Shorty Rogers, Milt Bernhart, Bud Shank, Bob Cooper, Jimmy Giuffre, Pete Jolly, Curtis Counce & Irv Kluger, see lyrics, music video & more!
Scarf DanceShorty Rogers, Milt Bernhart, Bud Shank, Bob Cooper, Jimmy Giuffre, Pete Jolly, Curtis Counce & Irv Kluger
Listen to Clickin' with Clax by Pete Jolly, see lyrics, music video & more!
Clickin' with ClaxPete Jolly
Listen to Martians Go Home (feat. Jimmy Giuffre, Pete Jolly, Curtis Counce & Shelly Manne) [From Vol. 1, "Hollywood, March 1, 1955"] by Shorty Rogers, see lyrics, music video & more!
Martians Go Home (feat. Jimmy Giuffre, Pete Jolly, Curtis Counce & Shelly Manne) [From Vol. 1, "Hollywood, March 1, 1955"]Shorty Rogers
Listen to The Lady Is a Tramp (feat. Jimmy Giuffre, Pete Jolly, Curtis Counce & Shelly Manne) [From Vol. 1, "Hollywood, September 10, 1954"] by Shorty Rogers, see lyrics, music video & more!
The Lady Is a Tramp (feat. Jimmy Giuffre, Pete Jolly, Curtis Counce & Shelly Manne) [From Vol. 1, "Hollywood, September 10, 1954"]Shorty Rogers
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More albums from Pete Jolly

Listen to Pete Jolly-Jan Lundgren Quartet. Collaboration (feat. Chuck Berghofer & Joe LaBarbera) by Pete Jolly & Jan Lundgren
ALBUMPete Jolly-Jan Lundgren Quartet. Collaboration (feat. Chuck Berghofer & Joe LaBarbera)Pete Jolly & Jan Lundgren
Listen to Quartet, Quintet & Sextet by Pete Jolly
ALBUMQuartet, Quintet & SextetPete Jolly
Listen to Basses loaded by Arni Egilsson, Jimmie Smith, Pete Jolly & Ray Brown
ALBUMBasses loadedArni Egilsson, Jimmie Smith, Pete Jolly & Ray Brown
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ALBUMSeasonsPete Jolly
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ALBUMToo Much, Baby!Pete Jolly
Listen to The Sensational Pete Jolly Gasses Everybody by Pete Jolly
ALBUMThe Sensational Pete Jolly Gasses EverybodyPete Jolly
Listen to The Duo by Pete Jolly & Ralph Pena
ALBUMThe DuoPete Jolly & Ralph Pena
Listen to When Lights Are Low by Pete Jolly
ALBUMWhen Lights Are LowPete Jolly
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ALBUMDuo, Trio, QuartetPete Jolly
Listen to Jolly Jumps In by Pete Jolly
ALBUMJolly Jumps InPete Jolly

About Pete Jolly

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Hometown
New Haven, CT, United States
Born
June 5, 1932
Genre
Jazz
A powerful pianist who came to fame on the West Coast in the 1950s, Pete Jolly has been a fixture in Los Angeles for over 40 years. He started on accordion when he was three and began piano when he was eight. He played his first job when he was 12. In 1946, his family moved to Phoenix and the following year, he joined the Musicians Union and started working extensively in clubs. During a visit to Los Angeles in 1954, Jolly sat in at the Lighthouse, which led to him joining Shorty Rogers' Giants (1954-1956). He recorded three albums as a leader for Victor in 1956 (taking rare jazz accordion solos on a few tracks), worked with Buddy DeFranco, Terry Gibbs, Richie Kamuca, Chet Baker, and Art Pepper, among, others in the late '50s and had a surprise hit with "Little Bird" in 1963. Jolly became a busy studio musician in the 1960s, but has led his trio with bassist Chuck Berghofer and drummer Nick Martinis regularly in local clubs for over 30 years. In addition to RCA, Pete Jolly has recorded for Metrojazz, MGM, Ava, Charlie Parker Records, Columbia, A&M, Atlas, Holt, and V.S.O.P. as a leader. ~ Scott Yanow
Pete Jolly has also released music as a member of Woody Herman and His Orchestra, The Shelly Manne Trio, Art Pepper Quintet, Shorty Rogers and His Giants, The Baja Marimba Band, Pete Jolly Trio & Friends, Johnny Mandel and His Orchestra, Art Pepper Quartet, The Pete Jolly Trio, and Red Norvo Sextet.

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